Faustus Flashcards
1
Q
What school did Marlowe attend?
A
Kings school (grammar school) in Cambridge (Chorpus Christi)
2
Q
What is Mephistopheles role in the play?
A
Stock character of tempter, machiavellian
3
Q
A03: What was created in 1450s and how does this link to Faustus?
A
Printing press by Johannes Gutenberg, spread of literacy and education allowed Faustus to gain knowledge despite being an everyman and ‘base of stock’
4
Q
What is Renaissance Humanism?
A
The idea that ‘man is the measure of all things’ compared to traditional religious views on God
